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Document C:1999:104:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 104, 14 April 1999


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Official Journal
of the European Communities
ISSN 0378-6986

C 104
Volume 42
14 April 1999
English editionInformation and Notices
Notice NoContentsPage
I Information
European Parliament
1998/1999 session
(1999/C 104/01)Minutes of the sitting of Monday 11 January 1999
1. Resumption of session 1
2. Approval of Minutes 1
3. Membership of Parliament 1
4. Membership of political groups 1
5. Membership of committees 1
6. Referral back to committee 1
7. Documents received 2
8. Written declarations (Rule 48) 6
9. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 6
10. Petitions 6
11. Action taken on Parliament's opinions and resolutions 6
12. Order of business 6
13. Speaking time 7
14. Topical and urgent debate (subjects proposed) 7
15. Motion of censure - Refusal of 1996 discharge (debate) 7
16. Agenda for next sitting 8
(1999/C 104/02)Minutes of the sitting of Tuesday 12 January 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Approval of Minutes 11
2. Documents received 11
3. Topical and urgent debate (motions for resolutions tabled) 11
4. Programme of German Presidency - Situation in Kosovo (statements followed by debate) 13
5. Transparency in the European Union (debate) 13
VOTING TIME
6. Speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 13
7. CFA and Comorian francs (procedure without debate) (vote) 13
8. Transparency in the European Union (vote) 14
END OF VOTING TIME
9. Topical and urgent debate (list of subjects selected) 14
10. Approval by Parliament of Commission President (debate) 15
11. European Capital of Culture (2005-2019) ***II (debate) 15
12. Europe Agreements * (debate) 16
13. EC-Republic of Korea Agreement * (debate) 16
14. Question Time (Commission) 16
15. Trading system and internationally recognised standards (debate) 17
16. Financing of trans-European network projects - Sea ports and maritime infrastructure - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (debate) 17
17. Electronic signatures ***I (debate) 18
18. Quality of ambient air **II (debate) 18
19. Agenda for next sitting 18
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles ***I (procedure without debate)
A4-0491/98
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/61/EEC on the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (COM(98)0285 - C4-0317/98 - 98/0163(COD))		 19
Legislative resolution 19
2. CFA and Comorian francs (procedure without debate)
A4-0484/98
Resolution on the recommendation from the Commission for a Council Decision concerning exchange rate matters relating to the CFA franc and the Comorian franc (COM(98)0412 - C4-0558/98)		 19
3. Transparency in the European Union
A4-0476/98
Resolution on openness within the European Union		 20
(1999/C 104/03)Minutes of the sitting of Wednesday 13 January 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Approval of Minutes 34
2. Statement on the 1996 discharge 34
3. Documents received 34
4. Topical and urgent debate (objections) 34
5. Refusal of 1996 discharge (motions for resolutions tabled) 34
6. Agenda 2000 * (debate) 35
VOTING TIME
7. Juveniles of marine organisms * (procedure without report) (vote) 35
8. Olive oil * (procedure without report) (vote) 35
9. Aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques * (procedure without report) (vote) 36
10. European Capital of Culture (2005-2019) ***II (vote) 36
11. Quality of ambient air **II (vote) 36
12. Electronic signatures ***I (vote) 36
13. Europe agreements * (vote) 37
14. EC-Republic of Korea Agreement * (vote) 37
15. Approval by Parliament of Commission President (vote) 37
16. Trading system and internationally recognised standards (vote) 37
17. Financing of trans-European network projects - Sea ports and maritime infrastructure - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (vote) 38
END OF VOTING TIME
18. Agenda 2000 * (continuation of debate) 39
19. Organic production (debate) 39
20. Question Time (Council) 40
21. Application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty * (debate) 41
22. Right to deduct VAT * (debate) 41
23. Globalisation and the information society (debate) 41
24. Commercial communications in the internal market (debate) 41
25. European postal services (debate) 42
26. Agenda for next sitting 42
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Juveniles of marine organisms * (procedure without report)
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (COM(98)0570 - C4-0624/98 - 98/0291(CNS)) 43
2. Olive oil * (procedure without report)
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil (COM(98)0631 - C4-0681/98 - 98/0308(CNS)) 43
3. Aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques * (procedure without report)
Proposal for a Council Decision on the application of aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques to the agricultural statistics for 1999-2003 (COM(98)0601 - C4-0708/98 - 98/0296(CNS)) 43
4. European Capital of Culture (2005-2019) ***II
A4-0509/98
Declaration of intended rejection of common position (EC) No 47/98 established by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing a Community action for the ‘European Capital of Culture' event for the years 2005-2019 (9268/98 - C4-0493/98 - 97/0290(COD)		 44
5. Quality of ambient air **II
A4-0483/98
Decision on common position (EC) No 57/98 adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Council Directive relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (10275/98 - C4-0540/98 - 97/0266(SYN)		 44
6. Electronic signatures ***I
A4-0507/98
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on a common framework for electronic signatures (COM(98)0297 - C4-0376/98 - 98/0191(COD))		 49
Legislative resolution 56
7. Europe Agreements *
(a) A4-0437/98
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 12 June 1995, with regard to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of Article 64(1)(i), 1(ii) and (2) of the Europe Agreement (4216/98 - COM(98)0119 - C4-0592/98 - 98/0075(CNS)) 57
(b) A4-0443/98
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 12 June 1995, with regard to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of Article 64(1)(i), (1)(ii) and (2) of the Europe Agreement (4215/98 - COM(98)0068 - C4-0593/98 - 98/0076(CNS)) 57
(c) A4-0472/98
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 12 June 1995, with regard to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of Article 63(1)(i) and (ii) and (2) of the Europe Agreement (4214/98 - COM(98)0118 - C4-0594/98 - 98/0077(CNS)) 58
(d) A4-0419/98
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and Romania of the other part, signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993, with regard to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of Article 64(1)(i), (1)(ii) and (2) of the Europe Agreement and for the implementation of Article 9(1)(1), (1)(2) and (2) of Protocol 2 on ECSC products to the Europe Agreement (COM(98)0236 - C4-0275/98 - 98/0139(CNS)) 58
8. EC-Republic of Korea Agreement *
A4-0445/98
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (COM(96)0141 - C4-0073/97 - 96/0098(CNS))		 59
9. Approval by Parliament of Commission President
A4-0488/98
Resolution on the institutional implications of the approval by the European Parliament of the President of the Commission and the independence of the members of the Commission		 59
10. Trading system and internationally recognised standards
A4-0423/98
Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council on the trading system and internationally recognised labour standards (COM(96)0402 - C4-0488/96)		 63
11. Financing of trans-European network projects - Sea ports and maritime infrastructure - Global Navigation Satellite Systems
(a) A4-0372/98
Resolution on the Commission Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on public-private partnerships in trans-European transport network projects (COM(97)0453 - C4-0020/98) 67
(b) A4-0375/98
Resolution on the Commission's Green Paper on sea ports and maritime infrastructure (COM(97)0678 - C4-0022/98) 70
(c) A4-0413/98
Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament ‘Towards a Trans-European Positioning and Navigation Network: including a European Strategy for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)' (COM(98)0029 - C4-0188/98) 73
(1999/C 104/04)Minutes of the sitting of Thursday 14 January 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Approval of Minutes 95
2. Article K.6 EU - Schengen cooperation (debate) 95
VOTING TIME
3. Motions of censure - Refusal of 1996 discharge (vote) 96
END OF VOTING TIME
4. Communication of common positions of the Council 98
5. Article K.6 EU - Schengen cooperation (continuation of debate) 99
TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
6. Iraq (debate) 99
7. Angola (debate) 99
8. Human rights (debate) 99
9. Philippines (debate) 100
10. Xerox relocation (debate) 100
11. Iraq (vote) 100
12. Angola (vote) 101
13. Human rights (vote) 101
14. Philippines (vote) 102
15. Xerox relocation (vote) 102
END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
VOTING TIME
16. Application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty * (vote) 102
17. Right to deduct VAT * (vote) 103
18. Organic production (vote) 103
19. Globalisation and the information society (vote) 103
20. Commercial communications in the internal market (vote) 103
21. European postal services (vote) 104
22. Article K.6 EU - Schengen cooperation (vote) 104
END OF VOTING TIME
23. Protection of families and children (debate) 105
24. Code of conduct for European enterprises operating in developing countries (debate) 105
25. Agenda for next sitting 105
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Refusal of 1996 discharge
B4-0065, 0109 and 0110/99
Resolution on improving the financial management of the Commission		 106
2. Iraq
B4-0044, 0059 and 0079/99
Resolution on future developments in Iraq		 107
3. Angola
B4-0054, 0057, 0060, 0075, 0088 and 0099/99
Resolution on the situation in Angola		 109
4. Human rights
(a) B4-0056, 0064, 0066, 0092, 0101 and 0108/99
Resolution on the human rights situation in Indonesia and East Timor 110
(b) B4-0045, 0061, 0073, 0080 and 0100/99
Resolution on Western Sahara 112
(c) B4-0058, 0062, 0089, 0096 and 0103/99
Resolution on the illegal trafficking of babies coming from Guatemala 113
(d) B4-0055, 0063, 0074, 0085 and 0102/99
Resolution on Colombia 114
(e) B4-0072 and 0087/99
Resolution on the situation in Sierra Leone 115
5. Philippines
B4-1096, 1106, 1147, 1158 and 1160/98
Resolution on the Philippines		 116
6. Xerox relocation
B4-1094/98, 0077 and 0081/99
Resolution on the relocation by the Xerox Corporation		 117
7. Application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty *
A4-0418/98
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (COM(98)0073 - C4-0160/98 - 98/0060(CNS))		 118
Legislative resolution 121
8. Right to deduct VAT *
A4-0490/98
I. Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the rules governing the right to deduct value added tax (COM(98)0377 - C4-0474/98 - 98/0209(CNS)) 122
Legislative resolution 125
II. Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on verification measures, measures relating to the refund system and administrative cooperation measures necessary for the application of Directive 98/xxx/EC (COM(98)0377 - C4-0475/98 - 98/0210 (CNS)) 126
Legislative resolution 126
9. Organic production
B4-0022, 0023, 0026, 0027, 0028, 0031, 0037 and 0041/99
Resolution on organic livestock production (amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)		 127
10. Globalisation and the information society
A4-0366/98
Resolution on the communication from the Commission on Globalisation and the Information Society: The Need for Strengthened International Coordination (COM(98)0050 - C4-0153/98)		 128
11. Commercial communications in the internal market
A4-0503/98
Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on the follow-up to the Green Paper on commercial communications in the internal market (COM(98)0121 - C4-0252/98)		 130
12. European postal services
B4-0025, 0039 and 0040/99
Resolution on European postal services		 134
13. Article K.6 EU - Schengen cooperation
(a) B4-0111/99
Resolution on the progress made in 1998 in the implementation of cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union 135
(b) A4-0006/99
European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the programme of activities to be conducted under the Schengen cooperation arrangements up to June 1999 143
(1999/C 104/05)Minutes of the sitting of Friday 15 January 1999
Part I: Proceedings of the sitting
1. Approval of Minutes 175
2. Delegation of the power of decision to committees (Rule 52) 175
3. Membership of committees 175
4. Documents received 175
5. Code of conduct for European enterprises operating in developing countries (vote) 176
6. ACP/EU: Democracy, rule of law and human rights (debate and vote) 177
7. Export of renewable energy technologies (debate and vote) 177
8. Impact of financial crisis on European industry (debate and vote) 177
9. Return of the Elgin Marbles (Rule 48) 178
10. Common fisheries policy (debate and vote) 178
11. Fish discards (debate) 179
12. Written declarations (Rule 48) 179
13. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 179
14. Dates for next sittings 179
15. Adjournment of session 179
Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament
1. Code of conduct for European enterprises operating in developing countries
A4-0508/98
Resolution on EU standards for European enterprises operating in developing countries: towards a European Code of Conduct		 180
2. ACP/EU: Democracy, rule of law and human rights
A4-0411/98
Resolution on the Commission Communication entitled ‘Democratisation, the rule of law, respect for human rights and good governance: the challenges of the partnership between the European Union and the ACP States' (COM(98)0146 - C4-0390/98)		 185
3. Export of renewable energy technologies
A4-0477/98
Resolution on the new prospects of the European Union in exporting technology and services for the use of renewable energy		 188
4. Impact of financial crisis on European industry
B4-0024, 0029, 0030, 0033, 0034 and 0036/99
Resolution on the economic and social impact of the global financial crisis on European industry		 191
5. Common fisheries policy
A4-0462/98
Resolution on the Commission working document ‘Improving the implementation of the common fisheries policy: An action plan' (SEC(98)0949 - C4-0378/98)		 192
Key to symbols used
*Consultation procedure
**ICooperation procedure: first reading
**IICooperation procedure: second reading
***Assent procedure
***ICodecision procedure: first reading
***IICodecision procedure: second reading
***IIICodecision procedure: third reading
(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission.)
Information relating to voting time
Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.
Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees
FASECommittee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
BUDGCommittee on Budgets
ECONCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
RTDECommittee on Research, Technological Development and Energy
RELACommittee on External Economic Relations
LEGACommittee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights
SOCICommittee on Social Affairs and Employment
REGICommittee on Regional Policy
TRANCommittee on Transport and Tourism
ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection
CULTCommittee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media
DEVECommittee on Development and Cooperation
CIVICommittee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs
INSTCommittee on Institutional Affairs
CONTCommittee on Budgetary Control
FISHCommittee on Fisheries
RULECommittee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities
WOMECommittee on Women's Rights
PETICommittee on Petitions
Abbreviations used for political groups
PSEGroup of the Party of the European Socialists
PPEGroup of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDRGroup of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
UPEUnion for Europe Group
GUE/NGLConfederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
VGreen Group in the European Parliament
AREGroup of the European Radical Alliance
I-EDNGroup of Independents for a Europe of Nations
NINon-attached Members
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